i don& #39;t agree with the idea that this game or really a vast, vast majority of art in general "shouldn& #39;t exist" but i generally agree with the premise that this stuff being aestheticized as cutesy escapism is kind of insulting and isn& #39;t actually fun or cute https://twitter.com/marijamdid/status/1040593503955365889">https://twitter.com/marijamdi...

indie games people really need to get over their Nintendo boners for a second and think about the content and perspective of their work rather than uncritically embracing the idea of making everything into this vacuous "24/7 chill beats to relax to" escapist aesthetic experience

i don& #39;t mind cute aesthetics in themselves but they don& #39;t give you a blanket pass on having to confront and address the thornier issues that often come up with your game& #39;s approach... and a lot of people seem to act like it does.

there& #39;s a lot of clunkily melodramatic, one-dimensional heavy-handed games out there about "serious" issues too so i& #39;m not saying cute games by any means are the only culprits here. just that they& #39;re not a pass to thinking about those issues.